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1 Timothy 3

Greek — Tischendorf 8th edition · 16 verses

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  1. 1

    Πιστὸς ὁ λόγος εἴ τις ἐπισκοπῆς ὀρέγεται καλοῦ ἔργου ἐπιθυμεῖ

    faithful · the · word · if · a certain · oversight · to stretch out · good · work · to desire

  2. 2

    δεῖ οὖν τὸν ἐπίσκοπον ἀνεπίλημπτον εἶναι μιᾶς γυναικὸς ἄνδρα νηφάλιον σώφρονα κόσμιον φιλόξενον διδακτικόν

    it is necessary · therefore · the · overseer · irreprehensible · to be · one · woman · man · sober · self-controlled · well-arranged · hospitable · apt to teach

  3. 3

    μὴ πάροινον μὴ πλήκτην ἀλλὰ ἐπιεικῆ ἄμαχον ἀφιλάργυρον

    not · given to wine · not · quarrelsome person · but · gentle · uncontentious · not loving money

  4. 4

    τοῦ ἰδίου οἴκου καλῶς προϊστάμενον τέκνα ἔχοντα ἐν ὑποταγῇ μετὰ πάσης σεμνότητος

    the · one's own · house · well · to set before · child · to have · in · subjection · with · all · majesty

  5. 5

    εἰ δέ τις τοῦ ἰδίου οἴκου προστῆναι οὐκ οἶδεν πῶς ἐκκλησίας θεοῦ ἐπιμελήσεται

    if · but · a certain · the · one's own · house · to set before · not · to see · how · assembly · God · to care for

  6. 6

    μὴ νεόφυτον ἵνα μὴ τυφωθεὶς εἰς κρίμα ἐμπέσῃ τοῦ διαβόλου

    not · newly planted · that · not · to blind · into · decree · to fall into · the · slanderous

  7. 7

    δεῖ δὲ καὶ μαρτυρίαν καλὴν ἔχειν ἀπὸ τῶν ἔξωθεν ἵνα μὴ εἰς ὀνειδισμὸν ἐμπέσῃ καὶ παγίδα τοῦ διαβόλου

    it is necessary · but · and · testimony · good · to have · from · the · outside · that · not · into · reproach · to fall into · and · snare · the · slanderous

  8. 8

    διακόνους ὡσαύτως σεμνούς μὴ διλόγους μὴ οἴνῳ πολλῷ προσέχοντας μὴ αἰσχροκερδεῖς

    servant · likewise · reverend · not · double-tongued · not · wine · many · to attend to · not · greedy

  9. 9

    ἔχοντας τὸ μυστήριον τῆς πίστεως ἐν καθαρᾷ συνειδήσει

    to have · the · mystery · the · faith · in · clean · conscience

  10. 10

    καὶ οὗτοι δὲ δοκιμαζέσθωσαν πρῶτον εἶτα διακονείτωσαν ἀνέγκλητοι ὄντες

    and · this · but · to test · first · then · to serve · blameless · to be

  11. 11

    γυναῖκας ὡσαύτως σεμνάς μὴ διαβόλους νηφαλίους πιστὰς ἐν πᾶσιν

    woman · likewise · reverend · not · slanderous · sober · faithful · in · all

  12. 12

    διάκονοι ἔστωσαν μιᾶς γυναικὸς ἄνδρες τέκνων καλῶς προϊστάμενοι καὶ τῶν ἰδίων οἴκων

    servant · to be · one · woman · man · child · well · to set before · and · the · one's own · house

  13. 13

    οἱ γὰρ καλῶς διακονήσαντες βαθμὸν ἑαυτοῖς καλὸν περιποιοῦνται καὶ πολλὴν παρρησίαν ἐν πίστει τῇ ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ

    the · for · well · to serve · threshold · himself · good · to reserve · and · many · boldness · in · faith · the · in · Christ · Jesus

  14. 14

    Ταῦτά σοι γράφω ἐλπίζων ἐλθεῖν πρὸς σὲ τάχιον

    this · you · to write · to hope · to come · to · you · more swiftly

  15. 15

    ἐὰν δὲ βραδύνω ἵνα εἰδῇς πῶς δεῖ ἐν οἴκῳ θεοῦ ἀναστρέφεσθαι ἥτις ἐστὶν ἐκκλησία θεοῦ ζῶντος στῦλος καὶ ἑδραίωμα τῆς ἀληθείας

    if · but · to delay · that · to see · how · it is necessary · in · house · God · to conduct oneself · whoever · to be · assembly · God · to live · pillar · and · support · the · truth

  16. 16

    καὶ ὁμολογουμένως μέγα ἐστὶν τὸ τῆς εὐσεβείας μυστήριον ὃς ἐφανερώθη ἐν σαρκί ἐδικαιώθη ἐν πνεύματι ὤφθη ἀγγέλοις ἐκηρύχθη ἐν ἔθνεσιν ἐπιστεύθη ἐν κόσμῳ ἀνελήμφθη ἐν δόξῃ

    and · confessedly · great · to be · the · the · godliness · mystery · who · to manifest · in · flesh · to justify · in · spirit · to see · angel · to proclaim · in · nation · to believe · in · world · to take up · in · glory

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  • 16 Verses
  • 206 Greek words
  • 116 Distinct lemmas

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